D -- INTENT TO PROCURE ON A SOLE-SOURCE BASIS WITH DOW JONES & COMPANY, INC.

Notice Date

December 14, 2001

Contracting Office

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA Headquarters Acquisition Branch, Code 210.H, Greenbelt, MD 20771

ZIP Code

20771

Solicitation Number

10-06883-JDP

Response Due

December 28, 2001

Point of Contact

Jennifer D Perez, Contract Specialist, Phone (301) 286-8150, Fax (301) 286-0357, Email Jennifer.D.Perez.1@gsfc.nasa.gov

E-Mail Address

Jennifer D Perez (Jennifer.D.Perez.1@gsfc.nasa.gov)

Description

NASA/HQ plans to issue a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for monitoring a unique combination of major newspaper and news services and will make available articles and news releases of interest to NASA which are reported by these news sources. Dow Jones News/Retrieval (NJN/R) is the exclusive product of Dow Jones & Company (DJ). DJN/R offers exclusive content, a combination of sources, and features that NASA needs which no other online provider offers. This procurement is being conducted under the Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP). NASA/HQ intends to purchase the items from Dow Jones & Company, Inc, as a Sole Source. The Government intends to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12. Interested organizations may submit their capabilities and qualifications to perform the effort in writing to the identified point of contact not later than 4:30 p.m. local time on 12/28/2001. Such capabilities/qualifications will be evaluated solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed effort on a full and open competition basis, based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the government. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. An Ombudsman has been appointed. See NASA Specific Note "B". Any referenced notes can be viewed at the following URL: http://genesis.gsfc.nasa.gov/nasanote.html

Web Link

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Record

Loren Data Corp. 20011218/DSOL002.HTM (D-348 SN5151X2)